Capturing the Soul of Software

Open Source Software and Corporate Influence — Andrew Lilley Brinker

Open source software projects are frequently enmeshed with the interests of corporations. We should update mental models of who works on open source accordingly, and build or modify power structures to be more resilient to corporate capture.

Stop Begging Billionaires To Fix Software — Build Your Own

This is part one of a two-part series on using AI tools as one piece to fight back against tech company control of our lives. Part two shares the details of how I built my own task management tool …

Stephen Hood on Twitter / X

Was feeling cranky about all the people claiming they’re building an “AI OS,” so… I vibe coded an AI OS. Meet Llanux, a custom Linux distro that boots to llama.cpp. No GNOME/KDE, just a chat TUI, local inference, and a model downloader. Forgive me. https://t.co/vJVvUm9HWY pic.twitter.com/dHpNKuHOQz— Stephen Hood (@stlhood) January 23, 2026

Conversations for Action | and Collected Essays

Conversations For Action and Collected Essays is a compilation of the seminal works by Dr. Fernando Flores during his tenure as CEO and President of Logonet Inc., an educational and coaching organization, and Business Design Associates, the pioneer management consulting firm in implementing large scale innovation processes and programs.  The book is a response to the requests from many former students and clients over the years for the “papers” with Flores’ distinct framework for building teams, leaders, and organizations.

Obsidian's CEO on why productivity tools need community more than AI - Boris Mann Tech Blog

The latest episode of Decoder features a deep dive about Obsidian with @stephango.com and why we're not rushing to add sparkly AI buttons everywhere www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...

Dr. Cat Hicks

Leading the science of software success

Steve Simkins

DX Engineer | Defending the Open Web

Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky | Substack

Personal stories and lessons from inside the rise and fall of the PC revolution. Click to read Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.